Monument to the American Volunteers

Monument to the American Volunteers is a memorial in , . Monument to the American Volunteers is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: artwork by Jean Boucher in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Monument aux Volontaires Américains”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.

Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a lattice tower on the in , France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. is situated 1 km south of Monument to the American Volunteers.

Photo: Jiuguang Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The de l'Étoile, often simply called the , is one of the most famous monuments in , France. It is located at the western end of the , at the centre of the —formerly known as the Place de l'Étoile—named for the star-shaped configuration formed by the convergence of twelve radiating avenues. is situated 670 metres north of Monument to the American Volunteers.

Museum
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The is a Parisian art museum with one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Asian art outside of Asia which includes items from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Tibet, India, and Nepal, among other countries. is situated 280 metres south of Monument to the American Volunteers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 8th arrondissement and 16th arrondissement.

Photo: Aleksandr Zykov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The of is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
This large district occupies most of the West of Paris, extending east-west between the bends of the Seine from the Jardins of Trocadero immediately facing the Eiffel Tower to the expansive Bois du Boulogne, and north-south from the Etoile to the southern border of Paris.

Locality
The is one of the access points into mentioned in 1860 and one of the ancient city gates in the Thiers wall.

Monument to the American Volunteers

Latitude
48.86775° or 48° 52′ 4″ north
Longitude
2.29502° or 2° 17′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FW4V79W+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 79657347
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q19945167
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